WEBVTT NOW BE REFUNDED.CLARKSON SAYS THAT SHE IS BUMMEDAND CAN'T WAIT TO GET HEALTHY.A NEW MOVE MOVING THROUGHCONGRESS HELPING TO STOP ANIMALCRUELTY AND TODAY ONE OF THEREPRESENTATIVES BEHIND THE BILLSPOKE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE ATTHE SECOND COUNTYDOWN TO ZEROADOPTION EVENT HELD AT THE PALMBEACH COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER.YOU CAN TELL A LOT ABOUT THESOCIETY BY HOW IT STREETS ITSMOST VULNERABLE.Reporter: A 50,000 SQUAREFEET CONVENTION CENTER SET THESTAGE THIS MORNING FOR ANIMPORTANT MESSAGE.A NEW PUSH THROUGH CONGRESS TOCRACK DOWN ON ANIMAL CRUELTY.THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TODO IS MAKE SURE THAT EVERYANIMAL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY HAVEA GOOD LOVING HOME AND MAKE SURENO VIOLENCE IS COMMITTED AGAINSTTHEM.IN 2010, CONGRESS VOTED TOANNOUNCE THE ACT WHICH CONTINUEDTO PROHIBIT VIDEOS THAT PROMOTEDANIMAL CRUELTY.WE HAVE FOUND THAT THOSE WHOABUSE ANIMALS WILL LIKELY GO ONTO DO THE SAME TO HUMAN BEINGS,AND THAT'S SOMETHING WHAT WENEED TO STOP EARLY AND THIS BILLWILL HELP SUPPORT THAT GOAL.Reporter: THE PACT ACT WOULDSTRENGTHEN THE ANIMAL LAW,FEDERAL PROSECUTORS WOULD BEGRANTED ADDITIONAL TOOLS TOCRACK DOWN ON CRUELTY THATOCCURS IN A FEDERAL JURISDICTIONOR INTERSTATE COMMERCE LIKE DRUGSMUGGLING OR HUMAN TRAFFICKINGRINGS.THAT'S ONE REASON WHY I'M SOPROUD TO LIVE IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY WHERE YOU RECOLLECT SEETHE ENTHUSIASM, THE LOVE, THEFASHION, BY SO MANY IN OURCOMMUNITY AT THIS EVENT.ORGANIZERS SAY TODAY'SADOPTION EVENT HELPED 500 TO 600ANIMALS FIND NEW HOMES.AND WE DID GET SOME NEWNUMBERS TONIGHT.